Summary: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis is about four children, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie. They have been evacuated from London during World War II, and settled with an elderly Professor in a large country-house outside of the city. The children explore their new surroundings. Lucy, the youngest and most imaginative of the children, climbs into an old wardrobe and finds it doesn't contain coats but leads to a snow-covered fantasy land. She meets a faun named Tumnus who tells her that this mysterious land is called Narnia. Narnia is ruled by the ruthless White Witch, who ensures that it is always winter, but never Christmas. This book is an adventure story full of twists and turns that tells the exciting story of the children's efforts to save all of Narnia.
~Major Themes~
Bravery: The children show great bravery in the battles, let alone just plain being in Narnia. Narnia is a foreign world in every sense of the word, ruled by a witch who has the power to turn anyone she pleases to stone with a flick of her staff. The children must be brave and trust a lion named Aslan to lead the rebellion.
Caring: The children in the beginning seem like rude pests to the mysterious professor who has taken them in, but as the book progresses you notice that the children begin to treat everyone just as they would want to be treated themselves, basically living the golden rule.
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Rating: I would rate this book a 9 1/2 stars out of 10 because it is full of action, adventure, love, and it shows the power of good versus evil.
About The Author: Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963), commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis, was an Irish author and scholar. Lewis is known for his work on medieval literature, Christian writings, literary criticism and fiction. He is best known today for his series The Chronicles of Narnia. Lewis's works have been translated into over 30 languages and continue to sell over a million copies a year; the book series, The Chronicles of Narnia, have sold over 100 million copies. A number of stage and screen adaptations of Lewis's works have also been produced, the most notable of which is the 2005 Disney film adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. A fact that most people dont know about Lewis is that he was a television broadcaster.
The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
Book by: C.S. Lewis
IRP by: Whit
Summary: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis is about four children, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie. They have been evacuated from London during World War II, and settled with an elderly Professor in a large country-house outside of the city. The children explore their new surroundings. Lucy, the youngest and most imaginative of the children, climbs into an old wardrobe and finds it doesn't contain coats but leads to a snow-covered fantasy land. She meets a faun named Tumnus who tells her that this mysterious land is called Narnia. Narnia is ruled by the ruthless White Witch, who ensures that it is always winter, but never Christmas. This book is an adventure story full of twists and turns that tells the exciting story of the children's efforts to save all of Narnia.
~Major Themes~
Bravery: The children show great bravery in the battles, let alone just plain being in Narnia. Narnia is a foreign world in every sense of the word, ruled by a witch who has the power to turn anyone she pleases to stone with a flick of her staff. The children must be brave and trust a lion named Aslan to lead the rebellion.
Caring: The children in the beginning seem like rude pests to the mysterious professor who has taken them in, but as the book progresses you notice that the children begin to treat everyone just as they would want to be treated themselves, basically living the golden rule.
New Book Cover:
Old Book Cover:
Rating: I would rate this book a 9 1/2 stars out of 10 because it is full of action, adventure, love, and it shows the power of good versus evil.
About The Author: Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963), commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis, was an Irish author and scholar. Lewis is known for his work on medieval literature, Christian writings, literary criticism and fiction. He is best known today for his series The Chronicles of Narnia. Lewis's works have been translated into over 30 languages and continue to sell over a million copies a year; the book series, The Chronicles of Narnia, have sold over 100 million copies. A number of stage and screen adaptations of Lewis's works have also been produced, the most notable of which is the 2005 Disney film adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. A fact that most people dont know about Lewis is that he was a television broadcaster.
Links: Movie Site
Helpful Website
CS Lewis website
Books:
1 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950)
2 Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia (1951)
3 The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952)
4 The Silver Chair (1953)
5 The Horse and His Boy (1954)
6 The Magician’s Nephew (1955)
7 The Last Battle (1956)